Passenger-car.



PATBNTED JAN. 24', 1905.

C. B. & F.' WHITE. PASSENGER GAR.

ArrLIouIoN FILED 00T'. 11s, 1904.

3 SHEETS-SHEET l.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2,

. EATENTED JAN. 24, 1905. o. E. EE.' WHITE. Y PASSENGER GAR. APPLICATION FILED 001181904.

No. 780,847. l :'PATBNTED JAN. 24,1905.

L 0. B. a; P. WHITE.

vPASSENGER CAR.

APPLIOATION FILED 00010. 1904.

UNirEn STATES 'Patented January 24, 1905.

.PATENT OFFICE.

PASSENGER-CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent lNo. 780,847, dated January 24, 1905. Application filed October 18, 1904. Serial No.r 228,947.

To @ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHAnLEs B. WHITE and FRANKLIN WHITE, citizens of the United States, residing at Landover, in the county of Prince George and State of Maryland, have invented new and useful Improvements in Passenger-Cars, of which the following vis a specification. i

Ourinvention relates to improvements more especially inpassenger-cars, and involves' generally the seat and berth convertibility feature thereof.

' As noted, our invention has for its object, among other things, to provide for the ready or convenient conversion of the car into sleepingeapartments, also to effect this in a simple and inexpensive manner and :so as to contribute to the comfort of the occupant and promote hygienic conditions.

Said invention consists of the detailedstructural features substantially as hereinafter more fully disclosed, and particularly pointed out by the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of a passenger-car embodying our improvements, the latter being viewed in side elevation with the 'seat-backs shown in normal position. Fig. 2 is a like section of such car, showing the same as when arranged as sleeping-apartments. Fig. 3 is a cross-section through the car intermediately of successive seats. Fig. iis a like section produced through a seat. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section thereof.

1n the carrying out of our invention'we arrange in a car, as usual, the seats 1 in rows i ,receptacles or chambers, deriving their latter namefrom the fact that they are desired to hold the bedclotheswhen not in practical use and the'clothes of the occupants when the latter are undressed and when not containing ODG.

lateral surfaces ledges or strips 1d, upon which the lids or closures 1a rest, so as to be flushv back to the seat and whereby said links'may be moved or swung laterally and parallel with the seat and the back-moved at the'same time in a plane above the seat from and to the relatively forward and rear edges of said seat, as

in effecting the conversion of the same into a berth or bed. Each back link has each of its longitudinal edges provided with a number of notches or shoulders lbb intermediately of its ends, nearer, however, to the outer or upper Suitably pivoted to the seat are props or dogs 2, two applied to each side of a seat. Said props or dogs are relativelyarranged to the.

links 1ce of the'backs and are adapted' to engage the notches or shoulders lbf of said links in effecting both the propping or adjusting said links with the backs and supporting said links in horizontalposition, as when the backs are arranged for the conversion of the seats into berths or` beds.

Curtains or portires 8 3a are suitably suspended or hung in any practical way, preferably as shown, asby hooks and rings l3" 3mj from longitudinal overhead supports 4, which may be of the car-framework, said curtains or portires being so arranged as to provide for screening off the respective berths or bedcompartments one from the other and from the other portion of the car.

It is noted that when it may be desired to effect the conversion of the seats into beds or berths the backs of each two contiguous or successive seats are swung bodily in the same general direction, one back being carried or disposed into a horizontal position and the other back being disposed to stand at a slight elevation or angle to the seat to form the head-rest, as is apparent. The props for the seat-back IOO moved into horizontal position are correspondingly disposed, and by the relative position of their pivots to those of the links of said back said links and props are interloeked as against further downward movement, conseq uently eHect-ing the retention of said back in its horizontal position. rlhe props for the other seat-back disposed in position to form the head-rest are adjusted to engage the outer or more distant notches or shoulders of the links, as indicated, for its support in position. It is also noted that the aforesaid arrangement of parts permits the ready reversibility of the seat-backs and their retention and adjustment in position when thus reversed, as well as when in their initial position. Also it is observed that the pivotal connections between each seat-back and its sustaining-links allow it to automatically accommodate itself to the movements of the occupants body. lt is further observed that by my arrangement of convertible seats and berths ample room is provided between the seats and overhead, which are conducive to comfort of the occupants, as well as promotive of ventilation and hygienic conditions. Also it will be noted that, especially in the conversion of thel seats into berths, upon the occupants retiring and arising therefrom the bedding can be readily moved to one side, or so as to permit said occupants to have standing-room between the seats for convenience in disrobing and robing themselves, as will be readily appreciated.

Latitude is allowed as to the details herein, as they may be changed as circumstances suggest without departing from the spirit of our invention.

We claiml. A passenger-car, having its seats provided with reversible backs, links pivoted to said backs and seats, and props or dogs pivoted to said seats, said seat-backs adapted to be adjustable to fill in the space between adjacent seats. and said props or dogs adapted to engage and hold said links in either horizontal or angular position.

2. A passenger-car, having seats provided with chambers or receptacles, reversible backs, links pivoted to said backs and seats and props or dogs pivoted to said seats, said seatbacks adapted to be adjusted to lill in the space between adjacent or successive seats and said props or dogs adapted to engage and hold said links in either horizontal or angular position.

8. A passenger-car, having its seats, each provided with a reversible back, links connected to the seat and back and each link provided upon its relatively forward and rear edges with a number of notches or shoulders, and props or dogs pivoted to the seat and adapted to engage said notches or shoulders at their free ends as when the back is in its initial or normal position, or when serving as a head-rest.

4. A passenger-car, having its seats cach provided with a reversible back, links connected to said backs and seat and each link provided upon both its relatively forward and rear edges with a number of shoulders or witches, and props or dogs pivoted to the seat and adapted to engage said notches or shoulders, said links and props or dogs having their pivots arranged to effect their interlockingaction when said links, with the back, and said props or dogs are disposed in horizontal or right* lined position, as set forth.

5. A passengercar,` having convertible` seats and berths cach comprising a chanibered seat or receptacle having a reversi ble back and props or doO's pivoted to the seat to eil'eet the retention of the back with their links in eitln` r angular or horizontal position, and curtains or portieres suspended to divide up the car into compartments or berths.

(i. A passengerear, having convertible seats and berths, each seat having a reversible upholstered back, lateral links pimted al; their lower ends to the seat, about centrally thereof, and at their upper ends to the lateral edges of said back about centrallythereof, and having notches or shoulders upon their front and rear edges, and props, two pivoted to each side of said seat and oppositel y to the front and rear edges of said links to engage with said notches or shoulders, respectively.

In testimony whereof wo alii our sgnatu rcs in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES B. flll'lll AFRANKLlN rHlTE Titnessesr BENNETT S. JoNns, L. L. Bunker. 

